HomeMy WebLinkAbout24-028 ORDINANCE No. 2024-28
FILE NO.: TLDC-1202226267- 6267
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST.
LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE TEXT OF THE LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE, SECTION 4.04.00 TO 4.04.05. WITHIN THE TOWNS,
VILLAGES AND COUNTRYSIDE OVERLAY ZONE, AND ENACTING SECTION
7.01.04, HAMLET PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS; PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTING PROVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING
FOR APPLICABILITY; PROVIDING FOR FILING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
STATE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION;
AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION.
WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Florida has, in Chapter 125 — County
Government, Florida Statutes, conferred upon local governments the authority to adopt
regulations designed to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of its citizenry;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 8 of the Florida Constitution and Section 125.66, Florida
Statutes, St. Lucie County possesses the police powers to enact ordinances in order to protect
the health, safety, and welfare of the County's citizens; and
WHEREAS, on August 1, 1990, the Board of County Commissioners adopted the St.
Lucie County Land Development Code; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners is authorized by Section 125.01(1)(h),
Florida Statutes, to establish, coordinate and enforce zoning and such business regulations as
are necessary for the protection of the public; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners is authorized by Section 125.01(1)(t),
Florida Statutes, to adopt ordinances and resolutions necessary for the exercise of its powers
and to prescribe fines and penalties for the violations of ordinances in accordance with law;
and
WHEREAS, on April 20, 2023, the Planning and Zoning Commission held a public
hearing on the proposed ordinance, after publishing due notice in the St. Lucie News Tribune
on April 7, 2023. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended to the Board to that the
Board of County Commissioners adopt the proposed text amendment to the St. Lucie County
Land Development Code; and
WHEREAS, on May 7, 2024, the Board of County Commissioners held its first public
hearing on the proposed ordinance, after publishing due notice in the St. Lucie News Tribune
on April 25, 2024; and
MICHELLE R.MILLER,CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
SAINT LUCIE COUNTY Ordinance No.2024-28
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RECORDING: $163.00
WHEREAS, on August 6, 2024, the Board of County Commissioners held its second
Public Hearing on the proposed ordinance, after publishing due notice in the St. Lucie News
Tribune on July 25, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the proposed amendments to the St. Lucie
County Land Development Code are consistent with the general purpose, goals, objectives,
and standards of the County's Comprehensive Plan, and are in the best interest of the health,
safety, and public welfare of the citizens of the County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the St. Lucie County Board of County
Commissioners that the St. Lucie County Land Development is amended as set forth in the
following amendments, as shown in strikethrou and underline format in Section 2.
A. ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENT
The Board of County Commissioners does hereby adopt the amendment to the St.
Lucie County Land Development Code, attached herein as Exhibit A and Exhibit B.
B. CHANGES TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
The Board of County Commissioners does hereby state its intention to amend
Section 4.04.00 to 4.04.05 within the Towns, Villages and Countryside Overlay
Zone, and to enact Section 7.01.04, within Section 7.00.00, Development Design
and Improvements Standards.
C. CONFLICTING PROVISIONS
Special acts of the Florida Legislature applicable only to unincorporated areas of
St. Lucie County, County Ordinances and County Resolutions, or parts thereof,
in conflict with the Ordinance are hereby superseded by this Ordinance to the extent
of such conflict.
D. SEVERABILITY
If any portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held or declared to be
unconstitutional, inoperative or void, such holding shall not affect the remaining
portions of this Ordinance. If this Ordinance or any provisions thereof shall be
held to be inapplicable for any person, property, or circumstances, such holding
shall not affect its applicability to any other person, property, or circumstances.
E. APPLICABILITY OF ORDINANCE
This Ordinance shall be applicable as stated in Paragraph A and B.
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F. FILING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
The Clerk is hereby directed forthwith to send a certified copy of the Ordinance to
the Bureau of Laws, Department of State, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida, 32304.
G. EFFECTIVE DATE
The effective date of this Ordinance is dependent on the effective date of the
Ordinance 2024-27, amending the text of the St. Lucie County Comprehensive
Plan. If no challenge is timely filed to Ordinance 2024-27, that Ordinance and this
Ordinance shall become effective thirty-one (31) days after the State Land Planning
Agency notifies St. Lucie County that the adoption package for Ordinance 2024-27
is complete. In accordance with Section 163.3184(10), Florida Statutes, if the
amendment of the Comprehensive Plan is challenged, that Ordinance and this
Ordinance will not become effective until the State Land Planning Agency or the
Administration Commission enters a final order determining the adopted
amendment of the Comprehensive Plan to be in compliance.
H. CODIFICATION
This Ordinance, upon its effective date, shall be codified by incorporating any
contained changes into the St. Lucie County Land Development Code.
J. ADOPTION.
After motion and second, the vote on this ordinance was as follows:
Cathy Townsend, Chair
AYE
Chris Dzadovsky, Vice -Chair
AYE
Larry Leet, Commissioner
AYE
Linda Bartz, Commissioner
AYE
Jamie Fowler, Commissioner
AYE
Ordinance No. 2024-28
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PASSED AND DULY ENACTED this (' day of 2024.
Attest:
Board of County Commissioners
St. Lucie County, Florida
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Black text is existing Code proposed to remain the same.
Blue underscored text is new text approved to be added. Blue struck -through text is existing
text approved for deletion.
Exhibit A to Ordinance 2024-28
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
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4.04.01. - Purpose and Intent.
The purpose and intent of Section 4.04.00 of this Code is to:
A. Guide the creation of Towns, Villages, Hamlets, protected Countryside, and other
permitted uses and development patterns on land designated TVC on the Future
Land Use Map of the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan.
B. Ensure that all development of land designated TVC takes place in accordance with
the settlement principles set forth in the TVC Element of the Comprehensive Plan.
Where this overlay zone directly conflicts with other portions of this Code, this
overlay zone will prevail; however, no development may be approved that conflicts
with the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan.
C. Provide procedures for transferring development rights using TDR credits. Such
transfers will allow continued rural uses of land that is designated TVC by
transferring some or all of its development rights to Towns or Villages or to land
within the Urban Service Boundary.
4.04.02. Essential TVC Concepts.
Four (4) essential concepts for the regulation of land designated TVC are highlighted
here:
A. TVC Overlay Zone. This section of the code establishes a TVC Overlay Zone
whose boundaries are identical to the TVC designation on the Future Land Use
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Map of the Comprehensive Plan as initially adopted in May 2006. This overlay
zone provides general guidance and specific standards that, in conjunction with
the remainder of this Code, will carry out the goals, objectives, and policies of the
TVC Element. The TVC Overlay Zone contains two (2) sub -zones whose boundary
is the Urban Service Boundary in the Comprehensive Plan as it existed in May
2006. The location and approximate boundaries of the TVC Overlay Zone and its
sub -zones are shown on Figure 4-10. Comprehensive Plan amendments that
make more than incidental adjustments to these boundaries will necessitate
changes to this Code.
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B. Urban -to -Rural Transect. Towns and Villages have physical forms that vary in
character and intensity. An urban -to -rural transect that describes these
characteristics in existing communities is also ideal for use as the organizing
principle for new communities. New Towns, Villages and Planned Unit
Developments on land designated TVC are to be planned using the "transect
zones" shown on Figure 4-11. These transect zones must be delineated on a
regulating plan prepared by a developer and submitted to St. Lucie County for
consideration as part of rezoning to the PTV (Planned Town or Village - see
Section 3.01.03.EE) or PUD (Planned Unit Development - see Section
4.04.04.E(1)(b)) zoning district.
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FIGURE 4-11- URBAN -TO -RURAL TRANSECT
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D. Urban Service Boundary. The St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan establishes
an Urban Service Boundary (USB) which limits the geographic area where the
county will provide certain services. The purpose is to restrict the negative impacts
of a sprawling low -density development pattern including the fiscal burden placed
on service providers by that pattern. About sixty-three percent (63%) of the land
designated TVC is outside this boundary and the remainder is inside. The TVC
Element provides incentives for moving potential development to new Towns and
Villages or to certain locations inside the USB. Under certain circumstances the
TVC Element allows new development to qualify for urban services even if located
outside the USB (see policies under Objective 3.1.2 of the St. Lucie County
Comprehensive Plan).
D. Transferable Development Rights. The development rights attached to a parcel of
land can sometimes be transferred to other parcels. The TVC Element encourages
the transfer of density for several purposes: to move potential development to
certain locations inside the USB; To encourage continued use of land for rural and
open space purposes by transferring potential density off the land; and to allow the
accumulation of sufficient development rights to create Towns or Villages.
Transferable development values are set in Figure 3-3 of the TVC Element and
may be increased by using the multipliers in the TDR Credit Matrix in Table 3-4 of
the TVC Element. See Section 4.04.05.
(Ord. No. 11-002, § 4, 12-6-2011)
4.04.03. - Overview of TVC Approval Processes.
Development approvals for land designated TVC differ in several aspects from
approvals in the remainder of unincorporated St. Lucie County. These processes can
be summarized as follows:
A. Owners of five hundred (500) or more acres of land located outside the USB and
owners of 110 acres or more of land located inside the USB may seek approval
of a new Town or Village by applying to rezone the land to the PTV (Planned
Town or Village) zoning district. See Section 3.01.03.EE. Owners of five hundred
(500) acres or more located outside the USB and not frentiRg lRdrie RGad may
also seek approval of a Hamlet by applying to rezone the land to the Hamlet
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PUD zoning district pursuant to Sections 7.01.02 and 7.01.04. Any Hamlet
proposed on land fronting Indrio Road must demonstrate consistency with
Comprehensive Plan Policy 11.1.5.7.
B. Owners of less than five hundred (500) acres of land outside the USB may take
any of the following actions:
1. Maintain the land in its natural state or with agricultural uses consistent with
its agricultural zoning district and utilize the Transfer of Development Rights
(TDR) program to move at least ninety percent (90%) of the unused
transferable development value from the land to an eligible receiving site.
See Section 4.04.05.
2. Subdivide the land into individual home sites using the transferable
development value assigned to that land by applying to rezone the land to
the PCS (Planned Country Subdivision) zoning district. See Section
3.01.03.FF. Upon approval, the TDR program may not be used to transfer
density to or from the land.
3. Utilize the Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) program to move or
permanently set aside at least ninety percent (90%) of the transferable
development value from the land and subdivide the land into individual
home sites using the remaining development rights. See Section
4.04.04. D.3.
4. When consistent with the retail standards under Objective 3.1.8 of the TVC
Element or the workplace standards under Objective 3.1.10 of the TVC
Element, apply to rezone the land to the PRW (Planned Retail/Workplace)
zoning district. See Section 3.01.06.GG.
C. Owners of less than one hundred ten (110) acres of land inside the USB may take
any of the following actions:
1. Develop or use the land for residential purposes in accordance with the TVC
Overlay Zone requirements in Sections 4.04.01-4.04.06 of this Code.
2. Residential development is limited to the maximum residential densities on
the Transferable Development Value Map (Figure 3-3 of the TVC Element),
except that.
a. Density may be increased as a county incentive for providing affordable
housing, workforce housing, or mixed -use development.
b. For development built in the form of a Town or Village, density may be
increased through acquisition of TDR credits from eligible sending sites.
See Sections 3.01.03.EE and 4.04.05.
D. Owners of land of any size inside the USB (Urban Service Boundary) may place retail
or workplace land uses outside a Town or Village by taking either of the following
actions:
1. Seek rezoning of the land to the PRW (Planned Retail/Workplace) zoning district
(Section 3.01.06.GG) if the proposed uses are fully consistent with the goals,
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objectives, and policies of the TVC Element, and in particular with the retail
standards under Objective 3.1.8 and/or the workplace standards under Objective
3.1.10. Such proposals must also conform to the TVC Overlay Zone requirements
of Section 4.04 of this Code.
2. Owners of property with existing commercial zoning (CO, CN, or CG) as of August
28, 2009, are not required to rezone to PRW, but must follow the development
standards contained in Section 3.01.03.GG.2 for that zoning district and must
otherwise be consistent with the TVC Element. All such proposals, except as
necessary to achieve underlying nonresidential use intensity pursuant to Land Use
Element Policies 3.1.2.5 and 3.1.3.1(4), must meet the retail standards under
Objective 3.1.8 and/or the workplace standards under Objective 3.1.10, in addition
to the TVC Overlay Zone requirements in Section 4.04 of this Code.
E. Owners of land of any size may initiate, continue, or expand agricultural uses
(including forestry and equestrian uses) in accordance with the requirements of
the agricultural zoning district that applies to the land. This option is available both
inside and outside the USB. See Section 3.01.03 for lists of permitted and
conditional agricultural uses in each agricultural zoning district.
(Ord. No. 11-002, § 4, 12-6-2011)
4.04.04. TVC Specific Standards.
A. Applicability of TVC Specific Standards.
1. The standards in Section 4.04.00 apply to land use and land development within
the TVC Overlay Zone regardless of zoning designations, except as specifically
provided.
2. The provisions of the remainder of this Code apply except where modified by
this TVC Overlay Zone, by the PTV, PCS, PRW, or PUD zoning districts, or by
the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan.
B. Regional Street Network.
C. Agricultural Uses
D. Residential Subdivisions Outside the Urban Service Boundary. Residential
subdivisions may be created outside the Urban Service Boundary (USB) on land
designated TVC only by following one of these four approaches:
1. As part of a new Town or Village, using the PTV zoning district (see Section
3.01.03.EE).
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2. Outside a Town or Village through the use of the existing transferable
development value assigned to a parcel of land, using the PCS zoning district
(see Section 3.01.03.FF).
3. Outside a Town or Village after moving or permanently setting aside at least
ninety percent (90%) of the transferable development value from the land to an
eligible receiving site in accordance with Section 4.04.05:
a. Transferable development value remaining on the land may be used to
create residential lots in accordance with the standards of this Code
including all TVC Overlay Zone standards.
(1) There is no requirement to rezone from an existing AG-1 zoning district
if the residential lots will comply with all AG-1 requirements. Such a
development would be approved using the site plan approval process
found in Chapter XI of this Code.
(2) If the landowner wishes to allocate the remaining transferable
development value in a more clustered manner, rezoning may be
requested to PCS or other suitable zoning district. The rezoning
application and subsequent site plan approval applications must be
accompanied by a regulating plan that meets the standards of Section
3.01.03.EE.3.b(4) and that identifies appropriate transect zones (either
Edge, General, or Center), lot types, and street types and that includes
at least one (1) civic space in order to achieve development forms
consistent with the TVC Element.
b. Upon approval of this option, urban services may be extended at the
property owners' expense to lots that use the remaining transferable
development value despite being located outside the USB.
c. The new residential lots must be placed on one (1) contiguous portion of the
land and to the extent possible must provide an interconnected street
network as described in Section 3.01.03.EE.2.k and water management in
the form of an interconnected system consistent with and connected to the
Flow Way System as described in Section 3.01.03.EE.2.p.
4 Outside a Town or Village as a Hamlet Planned Unit Development (PUD),
pursuant Sections 7.01.02 and 7.01.04. The Hamlet PUD shall consist of compact,
pedestrian -friendly residential settlement with a variety of housing types. Home
sites within a Hamlet PUD are eligible to receive urban services at the pfGpedy
ewpeW developer's expense. Development of a Hamlet PUD must ensure
compatibility with existing or planned nearby development and provide connectivity
of roadways trails open space, and a flow way.
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E. Residential Subdivisions Inside the Urban Service Boundary.
F. Standards for New Residential Buildings. The following standards apply to new
dwellings on pre-existing lots in the TVC Overlay Zone; to all dwellings built in new
subdivisions zoned PTV, PCS, and PRW; and to all dwellings in new subdivisions
approved pursuant to 4.04.04.D and 4.04.04.E:
1. Detached garages must preferably be located in the rear of the lot. Detached
garages must be accessed from the alley or lane except where no alley or lane
is present. Front -loaded units shall not compromise the walkability and intended
pedestrian character of a neighborhood. Garages not accessed from an alley
shall be recessed from the main fagade. A maximum of twenty-five percent
(25%) of residential units in each phase may include front -loaded detached
garages.
2. If no alleys or lanes are present, garage doors on attached garages should face
the side or the rear rather than the front and be accessed from a driveway that
does not exceed ten (10) feet wide except at the garage entrance. Where space
does not permit a side- or rear -facing garage door, any front -facing garage doors
must be placed at least twenty (20) feet behind the principal plane of the building
frontage and each door is limited to one (1) car width.
F. Other Non-residential Uses
4.04.05. Transferable Development Rights -[adopted by OrdinanGe 06-18].
F. The Use of Transferable Development Rights Within the Receiving Area.
1. The area to which TDR credits may be transferred is the receiving area. Eligible
receiving sites must be located within the North St. Lucie County SAP and
include the following:
a. Sites inside the Urban Service Boundary that are (i) designated on the North
St. Lucie County Preferred TDR Receiving Sites Map (Comprehensive Plan
Figure 11-12 34-2 of the TVC Element) or (ii) located within the TVC Overlay
Zone; or
b. Sites located outside the Urban Service Boundary, of five hundred (500) or
more acres in size, on which there is County approval to build a Town or a
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Village or a Hamlet PUD. In such case, however, TDR credits sent from
inside the USB may only be from lands designated as Environmentally
Significant by the County, unless the land is contiguous. In addition, the
transferable development rights assigned to properties of five hundred (500)
or more acres may be used to develop the site as a Town or Village or a
Hamlet PUD pursuant to this Section.
2. Consolidation of Property. A parcel of five hundred (500) or more acres outside
the USB or one hundred ten (110) acres or more inside the USB in the TVC
Overlay Zone may be developed as a Town or Village through the use of
transferable development rights. Land area of 500 acres or more outside the
USB may be developed as a Hamlet using transferable development rights.
If a landowner completes a Town, Village and owns remaining land not
associated with the Town or Village, the transferable development rights from
that remaining land may be sold to another landowner or the land may be
consolidated with other properties to form the minimum size required to create
another Town, er Village deyel^^''nepA using transferable development rights
pursuant to this Section.
Separately owned, noncontiguous ReighboriRg parcels of less than the minimum
size of a Town or Village in the TVC Overlay Zone may be consolidated to create
a Town or Village.
Noncontiquous parcels may be consolidated to form a Hamlet, provided, at least
one of the parcels is at least 250 acres and all parcels proposed for inclusion in
a Hamlet are located within 1,500 feet of the primary development parcel.
Hamlets utilizing noncontiquous parcels shall prioritize countryside
(preservation or restoration of native habitat, perpetual agricultural uses, other
open space) on the outlying parcels while ensuring compatibility of density,
design and transition with surrounding land uses.
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Black Text is existing text of the Land Development Code.
Blue Text shows approved amendments to existing the code. Words marked as StruGk though are
approved for deletion. Words shown underlined are approved for addition.
Exhibit B to Ordinance 2024-28
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
CHAPTER VII - DEVELOPMENT DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS
7.00.00. - GENERAL PROVISIONS
7.01.00. - PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
7.01.01. - Purpose.
7.01.02. - Authorized Uses.
7.01.03. Standards and Requirements.
[No proposed change to 7.00.00 through 7.01.03.]
7.01.04. Hamlet Planned Unit Developments (PUDs)
A. Applicability. As provided in Section 4.04. of this Code, a Hamlet PUD is a development
option permitted within the TVC Overlay. Unless otherwise provided in Sub -section
7.01.04, a Hamlet PUD shall comply with all other applicable provisions of this Code and
the St. Lucie County Code of Ordinances.
B. Standards and requirements for Hamlet PUDs
1. Minimum Size. A Hamlet PUD shall have a minimum of 500 acres.
2 Density. The maximum density of a Hamlet PUD shall not exceed the density provided
in Table 7-1.
Table 7-1 Standards and Requirements for a Hamlet PUD
Size
Minimum Land Area:
500 acres
Maximum Land Area:
None
Open Space
a. Common Open Space required:
60%
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b. Common Open Space required when the Hamlet open space
includes active and passive recreation within one -quarter mile of the
50%
majority of the residential units:
c. Common Open Space required when the Hamlet provides a mix of
residential civic uses common open space including active and
passive recreation within one -quarter mile of the majority of the
40%
residential units and at least one local store that supports the daily
needs of its residents:')
Density
(1) Maximum Average Density allowed when at least nine percent
2 dwelling
(9%) of the dwelling units are workforce housing :(2)
or
(2) Density may be achieved by acquisition of Development Rights
units/ acre
through the TDR Program :(3)
(1) Maximum Average Density allowed when at least ten percent
3 dwelling
(10%) of the dwelling units are workforce housing units:(2)
or
(2) Maximum Average Density allowed when at least nine percent
(9%) of the dwelling units are workforce housing units(2) and an
units/ acre
on -site day care facility is provided :(2).
or
(3) Density may be achieved by acquisition of Development Rights,
through the TDR Program :(3)
Notes to Table 7-1
MA third -party lease agreement is not required for the local store.
(2) In a Hamlet workforce housinq must meet the following standards:
a. Affordability must be maintained for a minimum of twenty (20) years, or the
period of affordability specified by the funding secured by the developer,
whichever is longer.
b. The workforce housing units may be rental units or for -sale units and may be
constructed as the same unit type (i.e., apartments, townhouses, etc.) but shall
include a variety of unit sizes and price ranges. Workforce housing units must
be complementary in exterior design to the market rate units. Workforce units
may have alternative exterior and interior finishes, so long as the energy
efficiency of these units is not diminished.
c The workforce housing units shall be completed and receive a certificate of
occupancy prior to the completion and issuance of a certificate of occupancy
of sixty percent (60%) of the market rate units.
d In the event the County develops alternative methodologies to address
affordable and workforce housing the Board of County Commissioners may
consider these alternative methodologies, at the applicant's request.
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e The County may establish a payment -in -lieu program for workforce housing
unit reduction. The amount of payment -in -lieu shall be established by St. Lucie
County and updated on a yearly basis.
(') The details of the TVC Transfer of Development Rights Program are provided in
Section 4.04.05., LDC.
3 Area Yard and Height Requirements. Area, Yard, and height requirements shall be
determined during review and approval of the Preliminary and Final Development
Plan. The Preliminary Development Plan shall propose the typical dwelling types, lot
areas, setbacks, and building heights.
4. Public Facilities.
The Hamlet PUD shall be designed so there will be no net public cost for the
provision of water lines sewage lines storm and surface drainage systems, and
other utility systems.
The minimum size of all water mains intended for fire protection is six (6) inches.
Actual water main requirements will be determined by the St. Lucie County Fire
District.
c. The minimum size of all water mains intended for fire protection that are located
on a dead-end water main is eight (8) inches. Actual water main requirements
will be determined by the St. Lucie County Fire District- No more than one fire
hydrant may be located on a dead end water main.
Fire hydrants shall be provided at a minimum spacing of one (1) every 600 feet
unless otherwise approved by the St. Lucie County -Fire District.
5. Traffic and Pedestrian Circulation.
a. Each dwelling unit and all other uses permitted in the Hamlet PUD shall have
access to a public street either directly or through an approved road, a pedestrian
way, or other area dedicated to public or private use.
b. Connectivity between streets pedestrian paths and bicycle routes interior to the
Hamlet PUD and existing planned and anticipated streets, pedestrian paths and
bicycle routes outside the Hamlet is strongly encouraged. Landscaping, on -
street parking posted speeds and lane width are among the techniques that
shall be used to discourage excess through -traffic or speed.
C. The proposed Hamlet PUD shall be designed so that it will not create traffic
congestion on the arterial and collector roads surrounding the project, or such
surrounding collector and arterial roads shall be improved so that they will not be
adversely affected.
d. Streets in a Hamlet PUD may be dedicated to public use or retained under
private ownership. Said streets and associated improvements shall comply with
all pertinent County regulations and ordinances. However, variations to the
standard minimum right-of-way widths may be considered as part of the Hamlet
PUD if it is demonstrated that the requested variation is consistent with the intent
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of the County's roadway design and construction standards and necessary for
the design of the PUD.
e. The intersection of any two (2) local roads or streets with a Major Collector or
Arterial Roadway shall be separated by a minimum distance of 660 feet, as
measured from centerline to centerline, unless otherwise approved by the
County Engineer.
f. Permanent dead-end streets should be avoided. If no reasonable alternative
exists dead-end streets shall not exceed 1,000 feet in length. Cul-de-sacs shall
be provided at the end of all dead-end roads or streets greater than 501 feet in
length. The length of a dead-end street shall be measured along the centerline
of the street from its point of perpendicular intersection with the centerline of
intersecting street to the end of the dead-end street or roadway. All cul-de-sacs
shall have a minimum right-of-way diameter of 100 feet. If the dead-end roadway
is 500 feet or less in length a "Y" or "T" type of turn -around may be approved. If
a dead-end street is temporary in nature, then a temporary cul-de-sac or T-type
turn shall be required until the roadway is connected to another street or road. In
the center of the cul-de-sac an unpaved island, surrounded by a curb, improved
with grass and landscaping that will not interfere with sight distance, may be
provided. Center islands shall have a diameter of not less than 17 feet, unless
otherwise approved for the Hamlet PUD.
g. All roadways exclusive of interior parking and access aisles areas, regardless
of ownership shall be located a minimum of twenty-two (22) feet from any
exterior building walls except for security gate houses or similar security
structures located in a private street or road right-of-way and except for
residential or non-residential structures in which garage parking is provided in
the rear and residential structures which provide side -loaded garages, in which
case the front setback may be reduced below twenty-two (22) feet.
h. Any pedestrian circulation system and its related walkways shall be protected
from the vehicular traffic.
i. Modifications to the roadway alignment or network shown on an approved
Preliminary Development Plan for a Hamlet PUD may be approved subject
to Section 11.02.05.13.2.
j. All driveways shall comply with County standards as approved by the County
Engineer.
k. The incorporation into Hamlet PUDs of street sections and standards provided
in Section 3.01.03.EE.2.k., including alleys and lanes, is encouraged.
6. Parking and Loading.
a. General Provisions.
Unless otherwise provided in this Sub -section 7.01_.04, the parking and loadin
standards in Subsections 7.06.01 through 7.06.03 shall apply in Hamlet PUDs.
The number, type and location of parking spaces shall be determined at the
time of Final Development Plan approval. The number of spaces provided shall
comply with Section. 7.06.02. of this Code, except that each detached single-
family or townhouse dwelling shall be provided a minimum of two off-street
arking spaces.
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Pervious parking spaces may be provided, in lieu of paved spaces, subiect to
Sections 7.06.02(B) and 7.06.03. of this Code and approval of the County
Engineer.
A limited portion of required parking spaces designated for compact vehicles
or larger vehicles with appropriate signage, may be provided, subject to
approval by the County Engineer.
b. Off -Street Parking and Loading. Off-street parking and loading requirements are
governed by Sections 7.06.02 and 7.06.03 of this Code, and the following
standards:
Off-street parking and loading areas shall be designed to provide travelways
between adjacent uses while discouraging through traffic.
Off-street parking and loading areas shall be screened from adjacent roads,
pedestrian walkways and adjacent properties with landscaping that, at a
minimum complies with Section 7.06.02. and Section 7.09.04..
c. On -Street Parking. On -street parking may be used so long as the road on which the
on -street parking is proposed lies entirely within the limits of the Hamlet PUD and
such parking would not contravene any other provision of this Code or the St. Lucie
County Code of Ordinances. Where on -street parking is used, it shall be consistent
with the following design standards:
i. The minimum dimensions of an on -street parking stall shall be as follows:
Right -Angle - 10 feet x 18 feet
Parallel - 8 feet x 23 feet
Angled — 9.5 by 18 feet
ii. Handicapped parking spaces shall comply with FDOT and ADA standards.
iii. Access for emergency fire vehicles shall be in accordance with NFPA
standards.
iv. No more than 10 parking spaces shall be permitted in a continuous row without
being interrupted by a minimum landscape area of 360 square feet.
7 Lighting All lighting facilities shall be designed and installed to prevent direct glare or
hazardous interference of any kind to adioining streets or properties and will be
approved during Final Development Plan applications. All pedestrian walkways shall
be illuminated.
8. Landscaping and Natural Features.
a. Native trees and vegetation and other natural features shall be preserved to the
extent practicable.
b. All sensitive environmental vegetation, trees and areas shall be preserved to the
extent practicable.
c. Unless otherwise expressly provided in Section 7.01.03, Chapter 6 of this Code,
Resource Protection Standards, shall apply in Hamlet PUDs.
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d. Unless otherwise expressly provided in Section 7.01.03, Section 7.09. of this
Code Landscaping and Screening, shall apply in Hamlet PUDs.
9. Open Space Standards.
a. A Hamlet PUD shall provide common open space consistent with Table 7-1. Open
space may include parks recreation areas, lakes, floodways, wetlands,
stormwater retention areas bicycle and pedestrian paths and facilities, common
landscaping and planting areas or other areas of public purpose or use. Common
open space shall not include street road or drainage rights -of -way, above ground
utilities or parking area landscaping. No open space provided on any individual
residential lot shall be counted towards required common open space.
b. The establishment of a healthy ecosystem within the required open space, diverse
vegetation elevations and drainage conveyances are encouraged to promote the
sustainability of both native and migratory species. Lakes, floodways, wetlands,
and stormwater retention areas shall be interconnected to the maximum extent
possible and shall include littoral and upland buffering plantings to provide habitat
value and improve water quality before such water leaves the Hamlet.
c. All areas to be dedicated for common open space shall be identified as part of the
Preliminary Development Plan. As part of the Hamlet PUD application review and
approval process the Applicant shall provide for one (1) of the following:
The advance dedication of all common open space to a public or
acceptable private organization that will, upon acceptance, agree to
maintain the common open space and any structures or improvements that
have been placed on it. All such dedications or conveyances shall be
completed prior to the issuance of any building permits, including land
clearing, for any portion of the PUD; or
A phased conveyance of the land to a public or acceptable private
organization that will upon acceptance, agree to maintain the common
open space and any structures or improvements that have been placed on
it. The schedule for the phased conveyance of the lands to be used for
common open space shall be a specific condition of approval for the PUD.
The identification of the restrictive easement or plat dedication that will
create a perpetual conservation or use restriction easement over the land
to be preserved as open space.
6 No parcel of land identified for use as a park or common open space shall be less
than one (1) contiguous acre and all such areas shall be physically part of the
PUD.
7 Areas provided or reserved to meet any other environmental preservation or
protection requirement of this Code or other lawful regulatory authority may be
counted as common open space provided that the area meets the open space
requirements of this Code.
J. Setbacks from Agricultural Land. A Hamlet PUD adjacent to land used for agricultural
purposes or designated for agricultural use on the Future Land Use Map of the St. Lucie
County Comprehensive Plan shall provide setbacks from the agricultural land sufficient to
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protect the function and operation of those uses from the encroachment of Urban activities
or uses.
K. Development Design. A Hamlet PUD is required to design the project in a manner to avoid,
to the extent reasonable impact to wetlands, native vegetation communities, and
protected species habitats.
L. Water and Wastewater. All Hamlet PUDs are required to provide centralized potable water
and sanitary sewer systems. Such centralized services shall be coordinated with St. Lucie
County.
M. Phasing.
1. A Hamlet PUD may be developed in more than one (1) stage or phase.
2. If a Preliminary Development Site Plan approved by the Board of County
Commissioners is to be developed in stapes or phases, each successive phase shall
be constructed and developed in a reasonably continuous fashion. No more than three
(3) years shall elapse between the completion of any stage or phase and the beginning
of the next. The final stage or phase shall be completed, including completion of all
required infrastructure and obtaining approval of all Record Plats, within twenty (20)
years of the date of Preliminary Development Site Plan approval. Extensions of the
above requirements are subject to approval by the Board of County Commissioners,
unless otherwise provided by law. For Hamlet PUDs to be constructed in stages or
phases the net density of an individual stage or phase may vary from the approved
Preliminary Site Plan subject to the requirements in Section 11.02.05.
N. Signs Signs within a Hamlet PUD may submit a general signaqe plan for the development
as part of the Final PUD submissions. The general signaqe plan shall be based on the
general dimension and size standards applicable to other similarly designated residential
property; provided however, that the Board of County Commissioners may condition
approval of a PUD upon compliance to ensure design consistency throughout the
proposed development to ensure compatibility with surrounding land uses to ensure
public safety and prevent public harm and to ensure compliance with the St. Lucie County
Comprehensive Plan.
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RON DESANTIS
Governor
CORD BYRD
Secretary of State
R. A. Gray Building • 500 South Bronough Street • Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250
Telephone: (850) 245-6270
August 30, 2024
Michelle R. Miller
Clerk & Comptroller
St. Lucie County
2300 Virginia Ave.
Fort Pierce, FL 34982
Dear Michelle Miller,
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida Statutes, this will acknowledge receipt of your
electronic copy of St. Lucie County Ordinance No. 2024-28, which was filed in this office on August 29,
2024.
Sincerely,
Alexandra Leijon
Administrative Code and Register Director
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